AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Business
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC is an insurance holding company that operates primarily through Great American Insurance Group and focuses on property and casualty insurance for commercial customers. It offers a broad range of specialty insurance products and services, including multi-peril crop insurance, commercial automobile, property and marine, excess and surplus, executive and professional liability, workers’ compensation, fidelity and surety, trade credit, reinsurance and investment portfolio management. Its operations are organized into a property and casualty insurance segment comprised of multiple autonomous niche businesses and specialty sub-segments (property and transportation, specialty casualty and specialty financial). AFG distributes its products mainly through independent agents and brokers across the United States with limited international operations and participates in reinsurance and capital markets for risk transfer.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earned premiums | 7,046 | 7,036 | 6,531 | 6,085 | — | |
| Net investment income | 745 | 780 | 742 | 717 | 730 | |
| Securities | 10 | 0 | −36 | −116 | — | |
| Subsidiaries | 1 | 0 | −4 | — | — | |
| Investment income | 283 | 380 | 421 | 268 | 181 | |
| Gain (loss) on change in fair value of assets/liabilities | −26 | 4 | 27 | −31 | 10 | |
| Other income | 115 | 124 | 146 | 117 | 113 | |
| Total revenues | 8,174 | 8,324 | 7,827 | 7,040 | 6,552 | |
| Losses and loss adjustment expenses | 4,388 | 4,460 | 4,033 | 3,629 | — | |
| Commissions and other underwriting expenses | 2,059 | 2,007 | 1,935 | 1,718 | 1,547 | |
| Interest charges on borrowed money | 80 | 76 | 76 | 85 | 94 | |
| Expenses of managed investment entities | 241 | 338 | 405 | 230 | 155 | |
| Other expenses | 333 | 319 | 305 | 255 | 264 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 7,101 | 7,200 | 6,754 | 5,917 | 5,217 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 1,073 | 1,124 | 1,073 | 1,123 | 1,335 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 231 | 237 | 221 | 225 | 254 | |
| Net Earnings | 842 | 887 | 852 | 898 | 1,995 | |
| Basic (USD per share) | 10.08 | 10.57 | 10.06 | 10.55 | 23.44 | |
| Diluted (USD per share) | 10.08 | 10.57 | 10.05 | 10.53 | 23.3 | |
| Basic (shares) | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,727 | 1,406 | 1,225 | 872 | 2,131 | |
| Fixed maturities, available for sale at fair value (amortized cost $11,101 and $10,687; allowance for expected credit losses of $21 and $34) | 11,052 | 10,398 | 10,377 | 10,095 | 10,357 | |
| Fixed maturities, trading at fair value | 91 | 76 | 57 | 32 | 28 | |
| Equity securities, at fair value | 785 | 751 | 1,018 | 1,010 | 1,042 | |
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 2,421 | 2,277 | 1,814 | 1,700 | 1,517 | |
| Mortgage loans | 947 | 791 | 643 | 676 | 520 | |
| Real estate and other investments | 159 | 153 | 129 | 127 | 150 | |
| Total cash and investments | 17,182 | 15,852 | 15,263 | 14,512 | 15,745 | |
| Recoverables from reinsurers | 5,528 | 5,176 | 4,477 | 3,977 | 3,519 | |
| Prepaid reinsurance premiums | 1,089 | 1,013 | 961 | 917 | 834 | |
| Agents balances and premiums receivable | 1,641 | 1,532 | 1,471 | 1,339 | 1,265 | |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | 333 | 320 | 309 | 288 | 267 | |
| Assets of managed investment entities | 4,050 | 4,140 | 4,484 | 5,447 | — | |
| Other receivables | 1,212 | 1,123 | 1,171 | 886 | 857 | |
| Other assets | 1,280 | 1,375 | 1,346 | 1,219 | 902 | |
| Goodwill | 327 | 305 | 305 | 246 | 246 | |
| Total assets | 32,642 | 30,836 | 29,787 | 28,831 | 28,931 | |
| Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 15,094 | 14,179 | 13,087 | 11,974 | 11,074 | |
| Unearned premiums | 3,736 | 3,584 | 3,451 | 3,246 | 3,041 | |
| Payable to reinsurers | 1,195 | 1,191 | 1,186 | 1,035 | 920 | |
| Liabilities of managed investment entities | 3,907 | 3,965 | 4,307 | 5,332 | — | |
| Long-term debt | 1,820 | 1,475 | 1,475 | 1,496 | 1,964 | |
| Other liabilities | 2,070 | 1,976 | 2,023 | 1,696 | 1,700 | |
| Total liabilities | 27,822 | 26,370 | 25,529 | 24,779 | 23,919 | |
| Common Stock, no par value 200,000,000 shares authorized 83,422,202 and 83,978,258 shares outstanding | 83 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | |
| Capital surplus | 1,430 | 1,411 | 1,372 | 1,368 | 1,330 | |
| Retained earnings | 3,357 | 3,211 | 3,121 | 3,142 | 3,478 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | −50 | −240 | −319 | −543 | 119 | |
| Shareholders equity | 4,820 | 4,466 | 4,258 | 4,052 | 5,012 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 32,642 | 30,836 | 29,787 | 28,831 | 28,931 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 86 | 81 | 78 | 100 | 187 | |
| Realized (gains) losses on investing activities | −12 | 0 | 38 | 110 | −1,131 | |
| Net (purchases) sales of trading securities | 7 | −26 | −5 | −2 | −5 | |
| Reinsurance and other receivables | −628 | −769 | −794 | −644 | −350 | |
| Other assets | 62 | 10 | −19 | −138 | 344 | |
| Insurance claims and reserves | 1,066 | 1,225 | 1,318 | 1,105 | 912 | |
| Payable to reinsurers | 3 | 5 | 151 | 115 | 113 | |
| Other liabilities | 44 | −153 | 72 | −69 | −70 | |
| Managed investment entities assets/liabilities | 70 | −80 | 305 | −183 | −144 | |
| Other operating activities, net | −7 | −28 | −26 | −139 | −416 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,533 | 1,152 | 1,970 | 1,153 | 1,714 | |
| Fixed maturities | −2,984 | −2,136 | −2,005 | −4,387 | −7,978 | |
| Equity securities | −65 | −187 | −146 | −239 | −193 | |
| Mortgage loans | −211 | −191 | 0 | −273 | −218 | |
| Other investments | −224 | −247 | −150 | −141 | −391 | |
| Real estate, property and equipment | −135 | −133 | −72 | −86 | −62 | |
| Businesses | −7 | −9 | −234 | −10 | −123 | |
| Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities | 2,437 | 2,145 | 1,310 | 2,511 | 5,035 | |
| Repayments of mortgage loans | 51 | 41 | 34 | 118 | 84 | |
| Sales of fixed maturities | 124 | 124 | 650 | 1,294 | 745 | |
| Sales of equity securities | 120 | 179 | 164 | 174 | 523 | |
| Sales of other investments | 57 | 107 | 78 | 141 | 584 | |
| Sales of real estate, property and equipment | 2 | 30 | 3 | 31 | 46 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents of businesses acquired | 3 | 0 | 26 | — | — | |
| Purchases of investments | −2,102 | −1,880 | −1,466 | −1,515 | −2,155 | |
| Proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments | 2,092 | 2,257 | 2,228 | 1,335 | 2,112 | |
| Other investing activities, net | 7 | −5 | −6 | −4 | 32 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −835 | 95 | 414 | −1,051 | −436 | |
| Additional long-term borrowings | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reductions of long-term debt | 0 | 0 | −21 | −477 | 0 | |
| Issuances of Common Stock | 12 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 66 | |
| Repurchases of Common Stock | −99 | 0 | −213 | −11 | −319 | |
| Cash dividends paid on Common Stock | −606 | −788 | −684 | −1,213 | −2,374 | |
| Issuances of managed investment entities liabilities | 2,993 | 2,336 | 670 | 1,206 | 2,883 | |
| Retirements of managed investment entities liabilities | −3,021 | −2,631 | −1,798 | −882 | −2,690 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −377 | −1,066 | −2,031 | −1,361 | −1,957 | |
| Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 321 | 181 | 353 | −1,259 | −679 |
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Holdings (13F)
Portfolio as of 2026-01-14 · 113 positions
Top sectors
| Sector | Value | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $328.88M | 100.0% |
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